I am having a problem... my tank is staying at a steady 84 degrees and I don't even have the heater on. My dorm is swelteringly hot, and i think my hood lights are making it warm too. Is this too hot for them? Or is it ok?

Turn off the tank light, if you can, they don't have to have light all the time. Keep him away from windows and in the coolest part of the room. He should be fine up to 86, but if you notice his scales getting pale (blanching) you need to find a better way to cool him down. Set a fan facing his tank or take a couple of baggys full of ice and put one on either side of his tank at the (outside) bottom. It won't freeze him, but might take the temp down a few degrees.

Ok thank you :] I was just going to make sure. It's not going over 85* and they all seem to be happy, but I was a bit worried just because I knew 80* is the perfect temp. This is with the heater unplugged... that's how hot it is in my dorm. I can't turn the dorm heater off, and it's annoying! I'm about to die of sweating! In January! Alabama weather is weird.